By Samuel Egburonu, Editor

The outgoing Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has cancelled the recently announced over 350 percent school fees hike in Abia State University.

The governor directed the management of the university “to engage with all relevant stakeholders in the university community and have robust discussions before contemplating any geometric hike in school fees.”

In a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka, Governor Okezie assures all students, parents and guardians of the university that “their interests will consistently be protected by the state government.”

Also, the management of Abia State University, through a letter, entitled “ABSU Cancels Fee Adjustment” and signed by the Registrar, Acho Elendu PhD, have promptly cancelled the over 350 percent fee hike it announced earlier.

The four paragraphed letter said “Fees paid by students of Abia State University remain the same.”

NewsOrient reports that before the cancellation of the hike, students and other critical stakeholders have began preparation to resist the hike, faulting the process adopted by the school authorities in effecting the alleged hike, the timing of the action and the idea of such an increment, which many described as “callous and insensitive to the plight of poor Abians at a time like this.”